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IMRef_3058
IM Reference no.
IMRef_3058: Name of Christephoria
Stable url
Trismegistos
TM
namref 600711
Reference
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Attestation
ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲉⲫⲟⲣⲓⲁⲛ
Translation
Christophoria / Christephoria
Description
Greek female name meaning 'bearing Christ', deriving from St Christophoros; attested twice in Nubia, for 2 women
Text
992
Provenance
unknown
Date
600–1199
Language
Greek
Linguistic context
Greek
Side/page
Column
Line
9
Latest edition
I. Nubia Tibiletti Bruno 20
Bibliography & list of abbreviations
Comment
Identity marker
IM 1: Name
Identity marker variant
IMVar 1.56: Name: foreign (Greek), female, Christian
Second identity marker variant
Identities revealed
For IMVar 1.56:
- gender: female
- religion: Christian
Person
449819: Christephoria
Role
commemorated deceased
Name
12926: Christophoria
Name variant
221179: ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲉⲫⲟⲣⲓⲁ
Second name
Second name variant
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